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Sunday, 6 June 2010

PINK - Powder Blushes

My mission recently has been to discover the perfect pink blush. I struck gold with "Ripe Peach" blush ombre in the peach sector and now all my focus has been on different shades and textures of pink.

Here's 5 to lust over..

MAC Tippy LE (Beauty powder blush) on the left

Mac Dollymix (Sheertone shimmer) on the right.

Both of these have been compared to each other as Tippy was limited edition with the Hello Kitty collection, however as you can see, Tippy is more cool toned as opposed to Dollymix which is more warm toned and Rosy. Dollymix is also sheerer than Tippy but still pigmented.

NARS Angelika

This is a cool toned medium pink with finely milled silver sparkles.

MAC Moon River LE mineralised grand duo on the left

MAC Well Dressed (Satin) on the right.

Both of these blush colours look quite similar in tone, but Well dressed is slightly darker, it's a satin so it has a soft sheen with no glitter. However, Moon River is very glittery which I use it as a highlight, I can see it working as a blush for fairer skins.

Here are the swatches for comparison!

To be honest I NEVER wear Tippy, it's far too pigmented on me and it just looks way too much. I do think however it will get some use when I am uber tanned.

Dollymix doesn't look that special in the pot but when applied looks beautiful. It has a soft sheen and applies really pigmented but still manages to look natural, I would however recommend a light hand.

Well Dressed is a perfect blush for those who don't like to wear blush. Even though I love blush I do tend to skip it in my routine sometimes. When I wear this I don't feel like I need a highlighter as the soft sheen adds a nice glow.

Moon River is a sparkly icy pale pink, it's probably the most used powder blush in my collection. I tend to use the lighter side as a highlighter, and the darker side as a blush when I want my cheeks to glow, it will look really pretty and stand out more on fairer tones of skin.

My Favourites?

I love Well Dressed for everyday, Dollymix is for when I want the perfect pink cheeks and Moon River is my perfect pink toned highlighter that doubles as a blush. Sadly Angelika and Tippy don't get a lot of love.

The conclusion? Yes, I have struck gold with Well Dressed and Dollymix and they are my perfect pink blushes! *Claps*

37 comments:

Angelika looks really pretty on you! I can't believe your don't wear it more often. I may have to check it out. I am not a blush person per se either, but wow, can it make a difference, right?Glad you're back :)

well then i'm going to need to pick up dollymix and welld ressed! I totally hear you on Tippy - even though I'm NC40 even when Iapply it with a light hand or whatever it still looks a bit much, so I don't get that much use out of it!

I love Proof Sheet by Smashbox which is a lovely, matte soft pink; a bright fuschia also by Smashbox called Radiance. And Avon had a great one - Cynthia Rowley for Avon all over face powder - still have it and it gives that natural flushed look to the cheeks.

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I love well dressed its perfect for every day natural looking make up. My favourite pink drugstore blush is by natural collection (boots) in the shade pink cloud, its a pretty mid tone pink with no glitter, you should try it as its around £2 only!

Angelica and dollymix are gorgeous! :) You have a great pink collection! GLad to hear im not the only one though who buys LE items that are too pigmented and never uses them hehe.. I end up keeping anything LE and pretty packaged just because of the packaging!! xxx